Amber Alert issued in B.C. after alleged abduction of infant
Update: The Amber Alert was called off after the child was found safe Friday afternoon.
Police in Langley, B.C., issued an Amber Alert after receiving a report about an alleged parental abduction of a three-month-old baby on Thursday.
The infant is believed to have been taken by his mother. She allegedly fled on foot from a home in the area of 72 Avenue and 208 Street at some point in the afternoon.
Police have determined the criteria for issuing an alert has been met, saying there are “imminent concerns for the well-being of a three-month-old child.”
“Police are searching the area around the location and additional resources have been called in,” the alert says. A spokesperson for the detachment told CTV News officers are scouring the area, assisted by search and rescue crews on the ground and supported by a RCMP helicopter from the air.
Anyone who sees either of them is urged to call 911 immediately.
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